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Matt Pryor and James Dewees extend “Two For The Road” Tour

Alternative Press reports that fellow Get Up Kids bandmates, Matt Pryor and James Dewees have extended their “Two For The Road” Tour. Matt Pryor (The New Amsterdams) and James Dewees (Reggie And The Full Effect) are slated to perform their solo material, and have invited Into It. Over It. back to support them on select […]

Members Of Thursday, Glassjaw, FATA, Death In The Park And Judge Start Project, Launch Kickstarter

Brian Deneeve (From Autumn To Ashes), Tucker Rule (Thursday) Lars Weiss (Judge), Derrick Karg (Death In The Park) and Todd Weinstock (Glassjaw) have gotten together to start a new music project known as Get Involved!. They will be self-releasing their debut album, so in order to get things rolling they have launched a Kickstarter asking […]

SERIOUSLY: Metro Station Seek $50,000 To Relaunch Band

Do you remember Metro Station? You may think you don’t, but it’s far more likely you did your best to block all memory of their simplistic and repetitive hit “Shake It,” which eventually worked and more than likely erased the very notion that they were even a band. But make no mistake, the plague on […]

Reggie And The Full Effect Is Back In Action With Kickstarter Help

It’s been an unbearable five years since Reggie And The Full Effect’s Last Stop: Crappy Town and unfortunate farewell tour. We all thought it was the end of a great project and ridiculously fun live shows. Alas, we’re so pleased to find out that James Dewees (Coalesce, The Get Up Kids) has revived his electronica/rock […]

Veronica Mars movie gets a Kickstarter

UPN’s cult show Veronica Mars may have a return as a movie, if the Kickstarter reaches its $2,000,000 goal by April 13. The Kickstarter has been created by series creator Rob Thomas after receiving the suggestions from musician Robert Harrison, vocalist of the band Cotton Mather. Kristen Bell is on board to move forward if the funds come through, […]

Austrian Death Machine Launch Indiegogo To Fund New Album; Discuss Possibility of Touring

Austrian Death Machine is one of the UTG staff’s favorite side projects. Fronted by Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying fame, the band has released two brutal albums of metal so riff heavy that you literally cannot help breaking a sweat when it plays. Now the time has come for a third release, and […]

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Kevin Devine Details Progress On Kickstarter-Funded Solo And Full Band Albums

Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine took to Facebook to update fans on his progress and plans for his upcoming solo and full band projects. Devine notably secured the money for a solo effort, a full band release as Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band, and supporting tours for both albums through a wildly successful (and still ongoing) […]

THE SHORT CUT: An Interview With Director Matt Kazman

The Short Cut is a new column on Under The Gun that showcases the careers of short film directors. Shorts are often overlooked when it comes to the entire spectrum of film, and by including interviews with the directors themselves and information about their creative efforts, this column will highlight the work of some of […]

Big D and The Kids Table Launch Kickstarter To Fund Two New Albums

Boston legends Big D and The Kids Table have launched a new Kickstarter to fund the recording and release of two new albums. We cover Kickstarter accounts on a near daily basis at this point, and to be honest, it’s a bit tiring trying to develop new ways to tell you people you may or […]

Chantry Johnson of The Cab to Release Solo EP, Launches Kickstarter

The Cab guitarist, Chantry Johnson has launched a Kickstarter to help him get started on his upcoming solo five-song EP. “2012 was the most earth-shattering, metamorphic, mind-blowing year of my life,” Johnson wrote on his Kickstarter. “It was full of heart-break, depression, success, change, rejection, failure, and triumph. Fortunately, music has been there to help […]

Saves The Day Announce Next Album, Launch Funding Campaign

Well, I suppose I was off with my last prediction. Saves The Day have announced their eighth studio album; they’ll begin recording this February in hopes to have it out by summer. They’ve announced the funding campaign for it, available here, which is one of the few music funding campaigns I’ve seen not on Kickstarter. […]

Of Montreal Making Documentary, Launch Kickstarter Campaign

All the cool kids nowadays are crowd funding music projects; earlier this year, we saw Amanda Palmer do it and The Venetia Fair do it, and now indie rockers Of Montreal are doing it, too. Of Montreal is different, however, in that they are not funding an album nor a tour; they are instead trying […]